Desnogorsk weather in January

In January, Desnogorsk sees average daytime highs of -4°C and overnight lows near -8°C, with 41 mm of precipitation across 10.1 wet days and about 7.7 hours of daylight. It is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month of the year here.

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -4°C through the month. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January, and the air most often feels dry.

Daylight stretches from about 7 h 12 min at the start of January to 8 h 24 min by month's end. Set against the rest of the year, January is Desnogorsk's 11th-clearest and 1st-windiest month. For the whole year in context, see Desnogorsk's year-round climate.

Daytime high
-4°
12th warmest
Overnight low
-8°
2nd coldest
Precipitation
41 mm
10.1 wet days
Daylight
7 h 36 min
9:07 AM – 4:46 PM
Cloud cover
90%
11th clearest
Wind
15 km/h
1st windiest
Solar energy
0.58 kWh/m²
Travel score
0.0
out of 10

Desnogorsk is human settlement in Municipal Formation of the City of Desnogorsk, Smolensk Oblast, Russia.

Founded
1974

Air quality: WHO Ambient Air Quality Database. Density & description: Wikidata (CC0), GeoNames.

Temperature in January

Average highAverage lowShaded bands: 10–90% of days

Day-to-day highs hold fairly steady near -4°C through the month.

A typical January day in Desnogorsk reaches about -4°C in the afternoon and slips back to -8°C overnight — a 5°C spread between the day's warmth and the night's chill. On most days the high lands between -11°C and 2°C. Set against its neighbours, January runs about 1°C cooler than December and about 1°C cooler than February.

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Avg high (°C)Avg low (°C)
1-3-7
2-3-7
3-3-7
4-3-7
5-3-7
6-3-7
7-3-7
8-3-7
9-3-8
10-3-8
11-3-8
12-3-8
13-3-8
14-3-8
15-3-8
16-3-8
17-4-8
18-4-8
19-4-8
20-4-8
21-4-9
22-4-9
23-4-9
24-4-9
25-4-9
26-4-9
27-4-9
28-4-9
29-4-9
30-4-9
31-4-9

How January really feels in Desnogorsk

Once humidity and wind are folded in, January averages 0 days that feel above 32°C and 31 that feel at or below 0°C — the comfort signal a plain temperature reading hides.

Days feeling ≥ 32°C
0
heat index over the day's high
Days feeling ≤ C
31
31 feel bitter (≤ -10°C)

The story in January is cold — wind chill drags the overnight "feels like" below the raw low.

Desnogorsk weather by month

How January compares with the rest of the year at a glance. January is the 12th-warmest and 9th-wettest month here — the current month is highlighted below.

MonthHigh / Low (°C)Rainfall (mm)Wet daysSnow daysDaylight (hours)Travel score
Jan-4° / -8°4110.1117.70.0
Feb-3° / -8°369.49.79.40.0
Mar / -4°399.47.311.50.0
Apr11° / 449.51.613.72.7
May18° / 69120.215.75.5
Jun21° / 12°7912.7016.85.9
Jul23° / 14°8913.7016.46.3
Aug22° / 12°7410.4014.66.6
Sep16° / 579.60.112.54.9
Oct / 6310.81.510.21.7
Nov / -2°469.44.88.20.0
Dec-2° / -6°4110.49.87.20.0

Cloud cover in January

ClearMostly clearPartly cloudyMostly cloudyOvercast

The sky is clear or mostly clear about 5% of the time in January.

Beyond those clear spells, partly cloudy skies cover about 3% of January, with mostly cloudy or overcast conditions the remaining 92%.

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Clearer (%)Cloudier (%)
1793
2793
3694
4694
5694
6694
7793
8793
9793
10694
11694
12694
13694
14793
15793
16793
17793
18793
19892
20892
21892
22892
23892
24991
25991
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271090
281189
291189
301189
311288

Chance of precipitation in January

Any precipitationSnow

Desnogorsk gets around 41 mm of rain and snow over 10.1 wet days in January. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.

Day to day, the chance of measurable precipitation averages around 32% and peaks near 35% on the wettest days, and about 11 days bring snow.

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Rain chance (%)Snow chance (%)
13535
23535
33434
43434
53434
63434
73434
83434
93334
103334
113234
123233
133133
143133
153033
163033
173033
183033
193033
203034
213034
223135
233135
243136
253236
263237
273337
283337
293438
303438
313538

Humidity in January

DryComfortableHumidMuggyOppressiveMiserable

Most of January feels dry — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.

By dew point, January lands in the dry band about 100% of days. It rarely turns muggy — the humid and sticky bands barely register.

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Dry (%)
1100
2100
3100
4100
5100
6100
7100
8100
9100
10100
11100
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13100
14100
15100
16100
17100
18100
19100
20100
21100
22100
23100
24100
25100
26100
27100
28100
29100
30100
31100

Wind in January

Winds average 15 km/h in January, the windiest month of the year.

Across January, daily wind ranges from about 15 km/h on the calmest days to 15 km/h at its breeziest. It stays fairly steady from day to day.

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Wind speed (km/h)Feels
115light breeze
215light breeze
315light breeze
415light breeze
515light breeze
615light breeze
715light breeze
815light breeze
915light breeze
1015light breeze
1115light breeze
1215light breeze
1315light breeze
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Sunrise & sunset in January

DaylightNight

Daylight runs from about 7 h 12 min at the start of January to 8 h 24 min by month's end. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.

Days grow by about 72 minutes over January. Sunrise moves from 9:15 AM to 8:48 AM, and sunset from 4:25 PM to 5:13 PM.

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Daylight (h)Sunrise (AM)Sunset (PM)
17.29:154:25
27.29:154:26
37.29:144:27
47.29:144:29
57.39:144:30
67.39:134:31
77.39:134:32
87.49:134:34
97.49:124:35
107.49:114:36
117.59:114:38
127.59:104:39
137.59:094:41
147.69:094:42
157.69:084:44
167.69:074:46
177.79:064:47
187.79:054:49
197.89:044:51
207.89:034:52
217.99:024:54
227.99:004:56
238.08:594:58
248.08:584:59
258.18:575:01
268.18:555:03
278.28:545:05
288.28:525:07
298.38:515:09
308.48:495:11
318.48:485:13

Solar energy in January

Daily solar energy (kWh/m²)

Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day in January, about 0.58 kWh/m².

For context, solar energy here swings from a low near 0.39 kWh/m² to a high of 5.52 kWh/m² in June across the year — January's 0.58 kWh/m² sits near the bottom.

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Solar energy (kWh/m²)Level
10.4Dim
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30.4Dim
40.4Dim
50.4Dim
60.5Dim
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310.9Dim
Planning a trip in January

Is January a good time to visit Desnogorsk?

Our two travel scores rate January for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal).

0.0
Sightseeing
8th-best month of the year
0.0
Beach & pool
8th-best month of the year

January is a weaker month for outdoor sightseeing in Desnogorsk.

What to pack for Desnogorsk in January

From January's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.

In January, Desnogorsk sees daytime highs around -4°C and nights near -8°C. Pack a warm layer and a heavy coat. Worth having: rain gear. About 10 days see rain.

a warm layera heavy coatrain gear

UV index in Desnogorsk in January

LowModerateHighVery highExtreme

Clear-sky midday UV in January peaks around 1. The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.

Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Desnogorsk peaks around July 14 at about 6 (high) — sunscreen and a hat are worth it in the middle of the day. It bottoms out near December 17 at about 1 (low).

The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — in 6 months of the year.

025710JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecLowModerateHighModerateLowJul 14UV 6Dec 17UV 1
UV index (midday)Level
Jan1Low
Feb1Low
Mar3Moderate
Apr4Moderate
May4Moderate
Jun6High
Jul6High
Aug5Moderate
Sep4Moderate
Oct2Low
Nov1Low
Dec1Low

Air quality in Desnogorsk in January

GoodModeratePoorUnhealthyVery unhealthy

Average fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) through the year — so you can see where January falls, not just the annual average.

Air quality in Desnogorsk is worst in April — around 16 µg/m³ PM2.5 (moderate), about 4.2× the cleanest month (January, 4 µg/m³).

Modeled monthly averages (CAMS reanalysis, 2015–2024).

01020JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecGoodModerateGoodApr 1216 µg/m³Jan 114 µg/m³
PM2.5 (µg/m³)Level
Jan4Good
Feb5Good
Mar14Moderate
Apr16Moderate
May10Good
Jun10Good
Jul12Good
Aug10Good
Sep8Good
Oct7Good
Nov5Good
Dec4Good
Location & terrain

Where is Desnogorsk?

Desnogorsk sits at 54.2°N, 33.3°E, 208 m above sea level, in Russia. The nearest listed city is Roslavl’, 35 km away.

Topography around Desnogorsk

How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Desnogorsk.

Within 3 km, the terrain around Desnogorsk has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 54 m around an average of 204 m above sea level; within 16 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 111 m; within 80 km, only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 152 m.

The land around Desnogorsk is covered by trees (39%) and water (26%) within 3 km, trees (70%) within 16 km, and trees (69%) within 80 km.

3 km
54 m
16 km
111 m
80 km
152 m
treesgrasslandcroplandartificial surfaceswater
January weather nearby: Roslavl’ 35 km · Kirov 67 km · Zhukovka 75 km · Lyudinovo 83 km · Dyat’kovo 93 km · Sel’tso 102 km · Smolensk 106 km · Klimovichi 106 km

Russia travel facts

Travel advisory
Level 4
Do Not Travel
Power plugs
Type C / F
230 V · 50 Hz
Prices
≈ 32% of US
price level, 2025
GDP per capita
$17,547
2025
Happiness
5.8 / 10
World Happiness, 2025
Safe drinking water
76%
of population, 2024
Homicide rate
6.8
per 100k, 2021
Road deaths
12
per 100k/yr, 2019
Income group
High
World Bank
English
Moderate
EF EPI 521
Religion
other Christian 2%

Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.

Data sources

Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Desnogorsk (54.1508°, 33.2815°, elevation 208 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google. UV index is derived from CAMS (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service) clear-sky UV data — contains modified Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service information. Monthly air-quality (PM2.5) seasonality is from the CAMS EAC4 reanalysis (Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service), scaled to the WHO annual mean where available. Topography is sampled from the Copernicus DEM GLO-90 elevation model (© ESA/Airbus) and ESA WorldCover 2021 land cover (CC BY 4.0).